Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
New Zealand Forest Research Institute (Scion) Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Environmental microbiology
microbial ecology
ecotoxicology
soil biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,341
5,306
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,155
3,152
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,380
3,043
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Forestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
3,575
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
plant molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,338
1,977
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Forest ecology
soil microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,936
1,752
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
forest genetics
tree breeding
quantitative genetics
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,426
950
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,071
2,367
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Forestry
wind damage to trees
wood quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,009
2,012
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Green Printed Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,871
1,725
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,745
1,866
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
natural science
forestry
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,619
995
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Forest Ecophysiology
Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management
Biowastes
Resource Use Efficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,577
2,921
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Forest Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,405
1,776
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Forestry
Climate Change
Sustainable Forest Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,153
1,525
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Forest genetics
Forest tree breeding
genomic selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,086
2,055
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
nanobiotechnology
nanomedicine
nanobiocatalysts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,920
1,904
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Forest biosecurity
pest management
sustainable forest management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,838
877
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biosecurity
pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
1,187
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Environmental Microbiology
Enzyme Discovery
Lignocellulosic Biotechnology
Lignin
Bioplastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,469
705
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
entomology
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
2,080
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant Biology
Cell wall
Bio-composite
Natural fiber
Wood functionalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,182
1,297
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
polymers
extrusion
contact lenses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,168
1,229
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Biomass chemistry
Bioenergy
Lignin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,992
1,153
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,881
1,424
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,639
597
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Steven A Wakelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,341
5,306
0.636
Environmental microbiology
microbial ecology
ecotoxicology
soil biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,668
617
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lloyd Donaldson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,155
3,152
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,066
696
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Kimberley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,380
3,043
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,995
761
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Watt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
3,575
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,038
821
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joseph Dubouzet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,338
1,977
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,603
1,113
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
peter william clinton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,936
1,752
0.355
Forest ecology
soil microbial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,240
1,244
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rowland Burdon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,426
950
0.215
forest genetics
tree breeding
quantitative genetics
plant physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,706
1,368
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard Parker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,071
2,367
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,252
1,390
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jr Moore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,009
2,012
0.502
Forestry
wind damage to trees
wood quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,224
1,437
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert Abbel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,871
1,725
0.446
Green Printed Electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,861
1,479
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gancho Slavov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,745
1,866
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,967
1,533
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pn Beets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,619
995
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,609
1,551
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jianming Xue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,577
2,921
0.817
Forest Ecophysiology
Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management
Biowastes
Resource Use Efficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,762
1,620
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Heidi S Dungey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,405
1,776
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,366
1,732
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tim Payn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,153
1,525
0.484
Forestry
Climate Change
Sustainable Forest Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,925
1,758
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jaroslav Klapste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,086
2,055
0.666
Forest genetics
Forest tree breeding
genomic selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,708
1,849
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ayyoob Arpanaei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,920
1,904
0.652
nanobiotechnology
nanomedicine
nanobiocatalysts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,440
1,885
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Brian Richardson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,838
877
0.309
Forest biosecurity
pest management
sustainable forest management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,976
1,928
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rebecca J Ganley|Beccy Ganley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
1,187
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,968
2,090
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gareth Lloyd-Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,469
705
0.286
Environmental Microbiology
Enzyme Discovery
Lignocellulosic Biotechnology
Lignin
Bioplastics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,237
2,173
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nicolas Meurisse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
2,080
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,602
2,269
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mathias Sorieul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,182
1,297
0.594
Plant Biology
Cell wall
Bio-composite
Natural fiber
Wood functionalization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,578
2,281
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dawn Alison Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,168
1,229
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,194
2,429
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kirk Torr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,992
1,153
0.579
Biomass chemistry
Bioenergy
Lignin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,522
2,530
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gerty Gielen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,881
1,424
0.757